2012 NBA Draft Results: Denver Nuggets
Season:
| Past First-Round Picks | NBA Career Averages | ||||
| YEAR | PICK | PLAYER | PPG | RPG | APG |
| 2005 | 20 | Julius Hodge | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 |
| 2005 | 22 | Jarrett Jack | 10.8 | 2.7 | 4.2 |
| 2004 | 20 | Jameer Nelson | 12.4 | 3.0 | 5.0 |
| 2003 | 3 | Carmelo Anthony | 24.7 | 6.3 | 3.1 |
| 2002 | 5 | Nikoloz Tskitishvili | 2.9 | 1.8 | 0.7 |
| 2000 | 26 | Mamadou N'diaye | 3.8 | 3.3 | 0.1 |
| 1999 | 18 | James Posey | 8.6 | 4.7 | 1.6 |
| 1998 | 3 | Raef LaFrentz | 10.1 | 6.1 | 1.1 |
| 1998 | 23 | Tyronn Lue | 8.5 | 1.7 | 3.1 |
| 1997 | 5 | Tony Battie | 6.1 | 5.1 | 0.6 |
| 1996 | 23 | Efthimis Rentzias | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| 1995 | 15 | Brent Barry | 9.3 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
| 1994 | 13 | Jalen Rose | 14.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| 1993 | 9 | Rodney Rogers | 10.9 | 4.5 | 2.0 |
| 1992 | 13 | Bryant Stith | 10.1 | 3.4 | 2.0 |
| 1992 | 5 | LaPhonso Ellis | 11.9 | 6.5 | 1.6 |
| 1991 | 4 | Dikembe Mutombo | 9.8 | 10.3 | 1.0 |
| 1991 | 8 | Mark Macon | 6.7 | 1.9 | 1.7 |
| 1990 | 3 | Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf | 14.6 | 1.9 | 3.5 |
| 1989 | 15 | Todd Lichti | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1988 | 23 | Jerome Lane | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1986 | 16 | Mo Martin | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1986 | 18 | Mark Alarie | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1985 | 15 | Blair Rasmussen | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1983 | 15 | Howard Carter | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1982 | 19 | Rob Williams | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1980 | 5 | James Ray | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1980 | 23 | Carl Nicks | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1978 | 17 | Rod Griffin | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1978 | 21 | Mike Evans | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1977 | 21 | Anthony Roberts | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 1977 | 9 | Tom LaGarde | N/A | N/A | N/A |